Archive for September, 2011

Govt Takeover of the Internet?

Americans for Prosperity is a top notch organization, great research, excellent events, one which is respected across the board. They have put out a very disturbing email, which I’m going to reproduce below. Please take whatever action you can at this link. ++++++++++++ They actually did it. Last week, the FCC published its net neutrality [...]

September 30, 2011  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Ditching No Child Left Behind

South Carolina Policy Council has an article about the Obama admin offering to let some states opt out of this program … and what it would mean for South Carolina. Check out the article, which ends… It’s worth asking, then, what would it look like if South Carolina were to refuse No Child Left Behind [...]

September 30, 2011  Tags: ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Mitt Romney. For Abortion. For Mandates. Not for Us.

On the day that wife Ann comes to SC to sign him up! … Let’s remember who Mitt Romney is. Curtis … THIS is who Mitt is.

September 30, 2011  Tags: ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Post Office Reform

Here’s a well written editorial from The Press-Enterprise. Darrell Issa has been tweeting out some points from it this morning. The Postal Service needs to be smaller, more flexible and less expensive. A temporary bailout would only stall necessary reforms, even if the debt-plagued government could afford that step. Eliminating one day’s mail is a [...]

September 30, 2011  Tags: ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Anybody but Romney

Robert Tracinski at Real Clear Politics writes a post that pretty much sums up my current thinking as to how the GOP race is shaking out. I actually woke up this morning with a clear certainty that Romney would spend his presidency paying back the business interests and big donors and wouldn’t give two thoughts [...]

September 30, 2011  Tags:   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

More on Fast and Furious

AceofSpades decides to ask some questions today: Why? This is the question, which the media does not seem interested in at all. And because the media isn’t interested in asking why, the Administration gets away with the false cover story that this is just the story of a few guns going missing, while the other [...]

September 29, 2011  Tags:   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Gov Haley’s Town Hall Schedule

Dear Friends, It’s a great day in South Carolina! As summer winds down and the little ones go back to school, our team is working hard to prepare for the upcoming legislative session. And, as I promised during our campaign last year, you would hear from us often because we want to make sure you [...]

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Florida … you first.

From the IowaCaucus.com: Columbia, S.C. – Today, state Republican Party Chairs Matt Strawn (Iowa), Wayne MacDonald (New Hampshire), Amy Tarkanian (Nevada) and Chad Connelly (South Carolina) jointly released a statement condemning any state’s efforts to move its 2012 Presidential selection date in violation of Republican National Committee (RNC) rules: Chairman Strawn commented, “The four sanctioned, [...]

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Politically GOP cannot lose on Obamacare issue

William A. Jacobson at Legal Insurrection (if you don’t have his blog bookmarked, please do so now), has a blog today that really eased my concerns. If you are a pessimist like me, you’ll have thought through the scenario of what would happen should one of the more conservative Supreme Court Justices had to be [...]

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SC House Member Gravy Train Roll Call

‘Cause I know you didn’t think this was only a Senate problem! Talbert Black with his usual swift action has given us the list of House members who are collecting pensions while still serving in the SC House. Jimmy Bales, D-Richland JimmyBales@schouse.gov (803) 734-3058 Liston Barfield, R-Horry ListonBarfield@schouse.gov (803) 734-3107 Grady Brown, D-Lee GradyBrown@schouse.gov (803) [...]

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